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36-451: On 20 March 2024, the planned government rotation and signing of a renewed government manifest for the next nine months had failed. A call for further negotiations to attempt rescuing the failed rotation agreement, was left unmet during March 20-21; but a last final negotiation round began on March 22. The two parties GERB and Movement for Rights and Freedoms concluded on March 24, that the latest negotiation round now also had failed, leaving

72-452: A Constitutional reform to ban tax increases. GERB's candidates for the 2011 presidential election , Rosen Plevneliev and Margarita Popova (presidential nominee and running mate, respectively), won the elections on the second ballot with 52.6% of the popular vote. On February 20, 2013, the government resigned after nationwide protests demanding it to step down. GERB lost the 2013 parliamentary elections with 84 seats, receiving 27.5% of

108-470: A decree approving his proposed caretaker government, and at the same time he would sign a decree setting the date for new early elections on 9 June 2024 . The cabinet consisted of the following ministries: In October 2023 three of the opposition parties in the 49th National Assembly of Bulgaria, "Vazrazhdane" , the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and There Is Such a People (ITN), submitted

144-538: A final third attempt to any remaining party of his choosing. If all three stages of negotiations fail, the President will then appoint a new caretaker government to replace the acting government, and the main task of the caretaker government will be to organize free and fair elections within two months. New elections are expected most likely to be held on 9 June 2024, coinciding with the European Parliament election on

180-524: A first motion of no confidence against the Denkov cabinet over its policy in the energy sector. The government survived the no-confidence vote on 13 October. The government was supported by 143 members of parliament from the political groups of GERB, PP–DB and DPS . Upon the completion of the investiture vote in parliament, the Donev Caretaker Cabinet began the procedure for the transition of power to

216-425: A mutually acceptable next Prime Minister, and the current structure of the cabinet has to be preserved. If GERB–SDS by a written letter refused this PP–DB proposal, the second negotiation mandate would immediately be returned unfulfilled to the President. A few hours later, GERB–SDS refused this proposal and called for early elections. On 27 March, PP–DB officially returned the second negotiation mandate incomplete to

252-474: A non-profit organization with the acronym (in Bulgarian) GERB ;— Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria , earlier the same year. In early January 2007, and early February 2007, the party came second in public polls on party support with around 14%, trailing the Bulgarian Socialist Party which had around 25%. Its stated priorities are fighting crime and corruption, preserving family as

288-534: A quarter of the members of the National Assembly deposit an accusatory act before the assembly. The act must then be approved by a supermajority of 2/3 of all elected representatives in order to be accepted. If accepted, the case is referred to the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria , which must decide within a one-month time span whether or not the president is guilty of the crime he has been accused of by

324-480: Is a conservative populist political party which was the ruling party of Bulgaria during the periods between 2009–2013 and 2014–2021. GERB is headed by former Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov , the former mayor of Sofia , former member of the National Movement Simeon II and former personal guard of Todor Zhivkov in the 1990s. The establishment of the party followed the creation of

360-507: Is also constitutionally forbidden from being involved in a leadership position of a political party while in office. In practice, despite the fact that most candidates for president are elected from a political party's list and despite the fact that the Constitution doesn't forbid the president from being an ordinary member of a political party, it is widely expected in Bulgarian society that

396-516: Is assisted in these duties by the vice president of Bulgaria . The vice president replaces the president in case of absence. Only upon the death, resignation, removal from office or disability of the president, the vice president assumes the presidential powers & duties, until elections are held. The Constitution permits the president to delegate to the vice president the powers to appoint and dismiss certain officials, issue pardons and amnesty, provide citizenship and refugee status, but does not allow

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432-408: Is likely that elections would be held on 9 June 2024, coinciding with the European Parliament election on the same day. The Bulgarian President Rumen Radev , announced after having concluded a further second and third failed attempt to form a government among the elected parties, that he would sign a decree on 9 April 2024 approving Dimitar Glavchev as a new caretaker prime minister, along with

468-458: Is the head of state of Bulgaria and the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Army . The official residence of the president is at Boyana Residence, Sofia . After the completion of the second round of voting, candidate Rumen Radev was elected President of Bulgaria on 13 November 2016. In Bulgaria , the president's role is primarily as a symbolic figure, with the main function being to be

504-465: The 2009 parliamentary elections , held a month after the European ballot, winning 39.7% of the popular vote and 116 seats (out of 240). After the elections, a new government was formed, led by Borisov , primarily with GERB members and with 5 independent ministers around Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov . The reformist wing was responsible for some of the most significant legislative victories, including

540-504: The President of Bulgaria no other choice than for snap elections to be called. The Bulgarian constitution declares that after a first failed attempt of government formation, the President must then ask the second-largest party in parliament (PP–DB) to try and form a government; and if this second attempt also fails he shall then give a final third attempt to any remaining party of his choosing. If all three stages of negotiations fail, it

576-508: The ' arbitrator ' of disputes between Bulgaria's different institutions. They are not considered head of government or part of the nation's executive power . However, in the absence of a prime minister, presidents are in charge of appointing an interim administration, giving them considerable influence over the government during such periods ( Zhelyu Zhelev in 1994-95; Petar Stoyanov in 1997; Rosen Plevneliev in 2013 and 2014; and Rumen Radev in 2017, 2021, and since 2022). On some occasions,

612-582: The 49th National Assembly, the President announced he would sign a decree on 9 April 2024 approving the caretaker PM and his caretaker government, and at the same time he would sign a decree setting the date for new parliamentary elections to 9 June 2024. The acting government will hereby be replaced by the new caretaker government, as of 9 April 2024. GERB GERB , an acronym for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria ( Bulgarian : Граждани за европейско развитие на България , romanized :  Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Bŭlgaria ),

648-550: The Chairman of the National Audit Office , Dimitar Glavchev , as a candidate for caretaker prime minister; and he was granted a one week deadline - at 6 April - to propose the composition of the caretaker government. On 5 April, Dimitar Glavchev presented his proposal for the caretaker government, and after consultations being held the same day on whether it could be approved by the representatives of all political parties from

684-417: The Constitution, when no agreement on formation of a government has been reached after all three attempted negotiation mandates have been tried, the President, in consultation with the parliamentary groups and on the proposal of the candidate for caretaker prime minister, appoints a caretaker government and schedules new early elections within two months from its inauguration. On 29 March, the President appointed

720-592: The GERB government , but nevertheless, Borisov did not resign. In the April 2021 parliamentary election GERB was first with 26.18% of the vote. In the July 2021 snap election , former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's GERB-led coalition was the second with 23.51 percent of the vote. The next snap election was in November same year, Kiril Petkov 's coalition emerged as surprise victors over

756-453: The President, requesting that the President schedule early legislative elections on the same day as the 2024 European Parliament election . President Radev decided the following day to give the third mandate for an attempted government formation to ITN , the smallest party in the 49th National Assembly . The third mandate was immediately returned incomplete by ITN, without wasting any time on fruitless negotiation attempts. Under Article 99 of

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792-506: The conservative GERB party, which dominated Bulgarian politics in the last decade. GERB has been in opposition since December 2021 until June 2022 - the fall of Petkov's government . (1965–) (1959–) (1951–) (1959–) (1965–) (1966–) (1978–) (1959–) President of Bulgaria 11 044BulLev The president of the Republic of Bulgaria ( Bulgarian : Президент на Република България , romanised : Prezident na Republika Bŭlgariya )

828-579: The cornerstone of society and achieving energy independence . GERB won the 2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria with 24.36% of the vote. The party elected five MEPs and joined the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament (in the EPP section). On June 6, 2007, GERB applied formally to join as a member-party the European People's Party and joined EPP on February 7, 2008. GERB won

864-476: The first round of negotiations took place for a new government to be formed. On 20 March 2024, the planned government rotation and signing of a renewed government manifest for the next nine months had failed. A call for further negotiations to attempt rescuing the failed rotation agreement, was left unmet during March 20-21; but a last final negotiation round began on March 22. The two parties GERB and Movement for Rights and Freedoms concluded on March 24, that

900-404: The latest negotiation round now also had failed, leaving the President of Bulgaria no other choice than for snap elections to be called. The Bulgarian constitution declares that after a first failed attempt of government formation, the President must then ask the second-largest party in parliament (PP–DB) to try and form a government; and if this second attempt also fails he shall then give

936-418: The newly appointed Denkov government. On the 6th of June, Prime Minister-Elect Denkov met with outgoing Caretaker Prime Minister Donev, in an official ceremony. During the ceremony, Donev expressed hope that the regular cabinet would continue working on the development of the country and stated that he believed that the new government had the same "strategic priorities" as the outgoing caretaker one. Denkov, on

972-426: The next day (6 March) due to the insistence of PP–DB. The motion for the resignation of Denkov's government ended up being supported by 216 MPs, which is the highest level of support for such a motion in Bulgarian history. Denkov promised that the government would continue as an acting government until the completion of the government-formation process. During the first three weeks of the tenure as acting government,

1008-606: The other hand, expressed criticisms of the action of the Caretaker Cabinet, specifically accusing the Caretaker Cabinet of sabotaging the transfer of power by submitting the resignations of all ministerial staff, including vice-ministers. On the 5 March 2024, PM Denkov officially submitted the resignation of his cabinet to the National Assembly, saying the decision was in the spirit of the governing deal which had been reached between GERB and PP–DB earlier. Despite opposition from GERB, Denkov's resignation ended up being voted on

1044-495: The popular vote. However, due to the collapse of the coalition government in 2016 due to a new, even bigger wave of mass protests , GERB backed into power after the snap elections . In 2020 GERB suffered a split, as a sizable number of members and local party organizations left alongside former second-in-command Tsvetan Tsvetanov to form the Republicans for Bulgaria party. The whole second half of 2020 saw mass protests against

1080-453: The president be above politics. For this reason, the president-elect is expected to give up any membership in a political party. The president of Bulgaria has a number of functions and powers that are regulated in Chapter 4 of the 1991 Constitution of Bulgaria . The president is elected directly by a popular vote for a period of five years which is renewable. The following powers belong to

1116-468: The president has appointed the prime minister as well. The president is elected for a five-year term and is restricted to two terms, even if they are non-successive. After an individual has served two terms as president, that individual will forever be barred from being elected to the presidency again under the rules set out by Bulgaria's Constitution. The president addresses the nation on national television annually on New Year's Eve , just moments before

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1152-570: The president of Bulgaria: The president enjoys blanket legal immunity during his tenure and is not held responsible for any act performed while on duty, with the exception of treason or violation of the Bulgarian constitution. His authority may only be stripped via impeachment and may not be removed by any other institution. The president cannot be detained and may not be prosecuted. 1992 Blaga Dimitrova Vacant: July 6, 1993 – January 22, 1997 DPS NDSV 2006 BSP ITN IBG-NI PP 2021 The president

1188-507: The president to delegate any of his other powers., enjoys the same privileges of immunity as the president and can only be dismissed from his office under the same procedures as those regarding the president. According to the constitution, the mandate of the president is completed if and when: Impeachment can only begin if the president has committed treason or has violated the Constitution of Bulgaria . Impeachment starts after at least

1224-400: The same day. PP–DB declared on March 26, that they would accept giving a second negotiation mandate a try, but it would be limited to a negotiation attempt to form a government together with GERB–SDS that fully respected their original rotation agreement of 2023. The proposed negotiation framework would be for GERB–SDS to sign the reform agreement negotiated with PP–DB, while GERB–SDS nominates

1260-456: The start of the new year. For a Bulgarian citizen to be able to run for the office of President of Bulgaria, they must fulfil the following conditions: The president is elected directly by the Bulgarian people in a two-round majoritarian election . If a candidate manages to obtain more than 50% of the vote and the voter turnout was at least 50% in the first round, that candidate is elected. If no candidate manages to obtain more than 50% of

1296-495: The vote or the voter turnout was lower than 50% in the first round, then the two top-performing candidates face off in a second round with first-past-the-post voting , with the candidate receiving the larger number of votes considered elected. The president is banned from also being a member of the National Assembly , as well taking on any other government, public or private offices for the duration of his term. The president

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